“Come, have breakfast!” “Happy Birthday!”
We are in the midst of the joys and sorrows of the human living. Indeed, with our perspective as disciples of Jesus we are gifted with a specific insight into […]
Category: Front Page
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CHRIST IS RISEN
It seems appropriate to give the front page, this week, to our beloved Pope Francis. The following are extracts from his homily for Easter Sunday 2025, read for him by […]
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“The Light of Christ! Thanks be to God!”
In the darkness of the night, a light will shine – Yes, the Light of Christ! We can hold this truth before us always. In the times in which the […]
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People of Faith
As we reach the sixth and final Sunday of Lent our own Lenten journey closely follows that of Jesus as he prepares us for the great liturgies of the Easter […]
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Second Chances
‘Master, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery, and Moses has ordered us in the Law to condemn women like this to death by stoning. What […]
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It is hard
The parable of the prodigal son has been especially relevant to our family in the last few weeks. With the pending and then eventual passing of my wife Sandra’s dad, […]
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Surprise!
Moses in the account from the Book of Exodus is surprised to see the bush before him was aflame yet not consumed. So surprised was he that he needed to […]
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Listen to Him
The American Jesuit Daniel Berrigan once wrote Ten Commandments for the Long Haul. He was meditating on hope and perseverance in difficult times. His first commandment was ‘Call on Jesus […]
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‘Understanding the riches hidden in Christ’
The Hebrew scriptures and the gospel passage today underline a period of trial – a passage in the desert no less. Though instead of it being a time of isolation […]
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Killing me softly
On Tuesday morning I woke up to the news that Roberta Flack, who sang the hit song “Killing me softly with his song” had passed away. There are two lines […]